Bolstering border control in the age of machine learning

Terrorism, immigration and Brexit dominates today's headlines. The question of how to police Britain's borders is both politically charged and a matter of day-to-day concern for the Home Office, the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and related departments. International cargo and traveller volumes are growing at an unprecedented rate. At the same time, international air freight is also experiencing annual double-digit growth. While most of this traffic is legitimate and not a threat to public safety or state, border protection agencies and officers are under pressure to make accurate risk assessment judgements.